Taming the Beast : : A Reception History of Behemoth and Leviathan / / Mark R. Sneed.
Leviathan, a manifestation of one of the oldest monsters in recorded history (3rd millennium BCE), and its sidekick, Behemoth, have been the object of centuries of suppression throughout the millennia. Originally cosmic, terrifying creatures who represented disorder and chaos, they have been convert...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2021] ©2021 |
| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Studies of the Bible and Its Reception (SBR) ,
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (XIII, 288 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- List of Illustrations
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The Need for a Reception Historical Approach
- 3. Monster Theory and the Beasts
- 4. Leviathan’s Ancestry.com
- 5. The Israelite Reconfiguration of the Canaanite Combat Myth: Leviathan
- 6. Intimations of a Monster in the Bible
- 7. Leviathan Gets a Side-Kick: Behemoth
- 8. The Beasts Become God’s Enemy Again and the Epitome of Evil
- 9. The Nodal Nuances of Negativity within Christianity
- 10. Is It Roast Beast or a Meal for the Beast? Culinary Interpretations
- 11. A Whale of a Tale: Jonah’s Dag as Leviathan and Its Reception
- 12. The Beasts as (De‐)Stabilizers: The Axis Mundi Tradition
- 13. From Fable to Fauna: The Monsters Become Natural Animals
- 14. Return of the Repressed: “Romantic” Perspectives
- 15. Taming the Beast: Conclusions
- Works Cited
- Subject Index
- Ancient Citations Index